1. España

2. Spain (España) is in the southeast part of Europe
Spain (España) is in the southeast part of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal.
It also borders France and to the south, it nearly touches Algeria in Africa at the strait of Gibraltar.
Our trip will go from north to south.

3. The Guggenheim Museum at Bilbao echos the shape of the harbour.

4. Antonio Gaudi’s archicture in Barcelona.

5. The Alcazar in Segovia is one of many castles in Spain.
A Segovia Cathedral
The Alcazar in Segovia is one of many castles in Spain.

6. Parque del Buen Retiro,is in the capitol city, Madrid

8. Madrid has a statue honoring Miguel Cervantes and his famous book, The Adventures of don Quijote de la Mancha.

9. And,
El Greco’s famous
painting
of Toledo.
A modern view of Toledo

10. Valencia

11. The Islamic architecture and tile work at the Alhambra, in Granada…

12. … inspired Dutch artist, M.C. Escher.

13. There are still aqueducts in Spain, built when it was part of the Roman Empire.

14. The style is similar to Middle Eastern music.
The Flamenco is a style of music and a dance from the Gypsies in Andulcía, in southern Spain.
The style is similar to Middle Eastern music.

15. The canary Islands are part of Spain.